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How to vote in West Virginia · 2026

Voter ID rules, vote-by-mail policy, registration deadlines, and polling place lookup for West Virginia residents — verify the specifics with the West Virginia Secretary of State at the link.

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Official source of record
West Virginia Secretary of State — Elections
Verify →
3Federal candidate finance · 2026 cycle

Money in the West Virginia federal races

Top-fundraising candidate per race, sourced live from the FEC OpenFEC API. Click through to fec.gov for full disclosures.

U.S. SENATE
Shelley Moore Capito (R)$5.8Mfec.gov →
Jonathan Derrick Evans (R)$1.1Mfec.gov →
U.S. HOUSE
D1Carol Devine Miller (R)$1.4Mfec.gov →
D2Riley Moore (R)$1.1Mfec.gov →
1FEC OpenFEC API2026-05-03
2District map · TIGER/Line 2025 boundaries

Every district in West Virginia, on one map

Click any congressional, state senate, or state house polygon for the sitting member and a brief description. Toggle layers below the map to see overlapping legislative geography. Source polygons: US Census TIGER/Line 2025.

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Layers
true polygons · 2025 vintage · click a district for details1US Census TIGER/Line 20252026-05-03
3Current officeholders

Who represents West Virginia now

Sitting federal members and the governor. Names from Congress.gov (refreshed weekly) and hand-verified state data.

GOVERNOR
Patrick Morrisey (Republican)
U.S. SENATE
Justice, James C. (Republican)· since 2025bio ↗
Aging
Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryConservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and BiotechnologyFood and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research
Energy and Natural ResourcesEnergyWater and Power
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Capito, Shelley Moore (Republican)· since 2015bio ↗
AppropriationsCommerce, Justice, Science, and Related AgenciesDepartment of Defense+4
Commerce, Science, and TransportationAviation, Space, and InnovationConsumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy+2
Environment and Public WorksChemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and RegulatoryClean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety+1
Rules and Administration
U.S. HOUSE
1Congress.gov API v32026-05-03
3State legislature

West Virginia legislators

State senators and representatives by district. Names from OpenStates, refreshed weekly. Multi-member districts (e.g. WV, NH, MD, VT, NJ) list all sitting members under the same district.

STATE SENATE · 34 members · 17 districts
STATE HOUSE · 100 members · 100 districts
Source: openstates.org
3At-a-glance rules
ID requestedExcuse-required absenteeOnline voter registrationAutomatic voter registration
3NCSL voter ID requirements2026-05-03Verify with state SOS →
VOTER ID REQUIREMENTS
West Virginia does not require photo ID. Accepted: driver's license, voter registration card, Medicare/Medicaid card, utility bill, bank statement, or any government document with name.
VOTE BY MAIL
Any registered voter may vote absentee by mail. No excuse required.
Register to vote →Find polling place →
3NCSL voter ID requirements2026-04-153NCSL absentee + VBM rules2026-04-15
Local elections in West Virginia are administered by your County Clerk / Election Office. For ballot or registration help, contact your county clerk or election office.
Official action — WV

The state’s own tools, with links to verify.

Each card below routes to the official West Virginia system. Where the state delegates to county Supervisors of Elections, the card says so honestly.

Statewide→
Check my registration
Statewide→
Register / update online
WV DL or non-driver ID required. 21-day pre-election deadline.
Statewide→
Find my polling place
Polls 6:30am–7:30pm.
Statewide→
Preview my ballot
OmniBallot (Democracy Live) per-voter sample-ballot lookup.
Statewide→
Request a mail ballot
Online request. **EXCUSE REQUIRED** (illness/disability, away, work, attending educational institution, incarceration awaiting trial). Cutoff 6 days pre-election.
Statewide→
Track my mail ballot
Statewide→
See who's on the ballot
Filing window 2026-01-12 → 2026-01-31.
Statewide→
Statewide ballot measures
WV has no citizen initiative. Lege-referred amendments; none certified for Nov 2026.
Statewide→
Live + past results
Statewide→
Election calendar
Primary 2026-05-12, general 2026-11-03.
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